Are Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes compatible?
A natural team, with a slow-burn spark.
- What draws them together
- Sylvia Plath’s drive and Ted Hughes’s help each other along.
- Where they rub
- Sylvia Plath’s way of loving and Ted Hughes’s drive can clash.
- As friends
Easy friends
Sylvia Plath’s optimism and Ted Hughes’s way of thinking are closely tied.
- In love
A slow burn
Sylvia Plath’s drive and Ted Hughes’s personality are closely tied.
- How they talk
Good talks, some mix-ups
Sylvia Plath’s way of thinking and Ted Hughes’s personality can clash.
- Working together
A natural team
Sylvia Plath’s personality and Ted Hughes’s serious side help each other along.
- Under one roof
Takes time to settle in
Their Suns, sign by sign: Leo and Scorpio compatibility
What they have in common
Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes share no sign: each brings something new.
| Sylvia Plath | Ted Hughes | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunwho they are | Scorpio | Leo |
| Moonwhat they need | Virgo or Libra | Taurus or Gemini |
| Mercuryhow they think | Scorpio | Virgo |
| Venushow they love | Virgo | Libra |
| Marswhat drives them | Leo | Gemini |
The duo they make
The Fixer
Notices what is out of place and knows how to make it better. Shows love by being useful, and has a dry, quick humour that surprises people.
Two charts made into one, each planet halfway between theirs: a Sun in Virgo.
For astrologers: the 22 contacts that held all day on both birthdays, the closest first
- Sylvia Plath’s Venus square Ted Hughes’ Marsalmost exact at 0.6°
- Sylvia Plath’s Mercury trine Ted Hughes’ Plutoclose at 1.3°
- Sylvia Plath’s Sun sextile Ted Hughes’ Saturnclose at 1.6°
- Sylvia Plath’s Mars sextile Ted Hughes’ Marsclose at 1.8°
- Sylvia Plath’s Mercury square Ted Hughes’ Sunclose at 2.5°
- Sylvia Plath’s Mars conjunction Ted Hughes’ Sunclose at 2.6°
Sources and credits
When they were together, and their dates and places of birth: Wikidata. Both charts are cast for noon, and only the contacts that held all day on both birthdays are counted.
The planets placed from DE440, the ephemeris NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory publishes.
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